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Pascoli House-Museum
The Pascoli House Museum ( it, Casa Museo Pascoli) opened in Castelvecchio Pascoli, Tuscany, Italy in 1960 and is devoted to the exhibition of the Italian writer Giovanni Pascoli's personal poetry. History Originally "''Cardosi-Carrara''" house, Pascoli bought it later to live and work regularly since October 15, 1895. The idea of the museum came about in the 1950s, by his sister Maria Pascoli, Mariù (Maria), who left to Barga, Tuscany, Barga Municipality his manuscripts, letters, various memorabilia, and personal gifts to the institution in his will. Thanks to his sister Mariù, the house, built on three floors, has retained the appearance and structure that Giovanni Pascoli wanted during the years he lived there. The pieces reflect the tastes, friendships and knowledge, while the furniture and the many family memories reflect Mariù and the world around Pascoli. The chapel Near the house is a chapel. Its façade has a plaque which shows verses taken from his poem "Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelvecchio Pascoli
Castelvecchio di Barga, officially Castelvecchio Pascoli, is a village in Tuscany in central Italy. Administratively, it is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Barga, in the province of Lucca, in the Serchio Valley, where poet Giovanni Pascoli bought the house "''Cardosi-Carrara''". History Giovanni Pascoli spent much of his time in Castelvecchio, dedicating himself to poetry and studies in classical literature. His former house, now in use as the ("Pascoli House-Museum"), has three desks where he worked in Latin, Greek and Italian. Here he seemed to have finally rebuilt the "nest" – his family's traditional residence; the original in San Mauro was destroyed. The Casa museo Pascoli is still visited today. Giovanni Pascoli and his sister Mariù are buried in the adjacent chapel. Sports The sports company "''Il Ciocco''" hosted, in 1991, the second edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships are the world championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |